Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter

UPAWS’ Marquette Sunrise Dog Dash 7-2-16

We wanted to give a big “thank you” to all the participants at our Marquette Sunrise Dog Dash! We raised much needed funds for our shelter, and lost of dogs enjoyed the cool morning air coming off Lake Superior. It was a great time for all!

Kudos to all runners, walkers, donors, and volunteers! The overall winners of the timed events follow:

Overall Winners – Run/Walk

I Mile

1^st Man – Dan Brisson of Marquette with Milo, 8:05

1^st Woman – Gretchen Haggenmiller of Houghton with Miley, 7:05

1^st Boy – Jack Kennedy of Southlake, TX, with Flynt, in 16:32

1^st Girl – Lucia Haggenmiller of Houghton with Cami, 9:02

2.5 mile

1^st Man – Doug Gordon of Marquette with Pepper, 17:54

1^st Woman – Amber Huebner of Marquette with Dexter, 17:56

1^st Boy – Nathan Froiland of Hancock with Emmitt, 44:35

1^st Girl – Lenna Cox of Marquette with Sassie, 1 Hour

Costume Contest Winners

1^st – Ernest with Melissa Hill of Marquette – Yankee Doodle

2^nd – Stella Blue with Amber Wetton of Negaunee – Princess

3^rd – Alvin with Viviane Castro of Marquette – Butterfly

4^th – Buttercup with Judy Berglund of Marquette – Betsy Ross

5^th – Miley with Gretchen Haggenmiller of Houghton – Go USA

6^th – Cami with Lucia Haggenmiller of Houghton – Red White& Blue

7^th – Mowgli with Megan Castro of Marquette – Vampire

8^th – Brianna ­with Kara Kennedy of Southlake, TX – Cecil the Lion

9^th – Zoey with Bridget Jennings of Marquette – Glamgirl

10^th – Lucy with Addie Havel of Marquette – 4^th of July

11^th – Mela with Jack Kennedy of Southlake, TX – Captain America’s Dog

The winners of the prize drawing among early entrants were as follows:

1st Place Gift Basket was won by Eric Hurst.

2nd and 3rd prizes were won by Kerrie Myers and Jack Kennedy.

And a  big thank you to volunteers Jackie Winkowski and Lynn Andronis for chairing the event.